The Rolling Stones - Truth and Lies

The apparent hounding of Pete Doherty by today’s gutter press is a kissogram compared to the onslaught of moral superiority the Stones had to endure in their prime. Truth & Lies collects together reams of archive footage of the group’s legal woes and other skirmishes with the establishment, from mob-like crushes on the steps of court buildings to the feeding frenzy of Jagger’s wedding to Bianca in St Tropez. Original Pathe newsreels, complete with public school plummy-voiced narration, help identify the battle lines. This was truly an us-versus-them conflict, with the band demonised as the most shocking menaces to society imaginable. Yet the Stones emerge with their dignity intact, Jagger especially coming across as a level-headed and articulate man merely bemused by the perceived threat of a bunch of pop stars. Bonus features include additional vintage cinema shorts, including a charming portrait of a "with-it" 60s teen mag, Intro, although a little more of the cake-throwing footage from the launch party for the Beggars Banquet album would have been nice.